14
Townlands
831
Registros censales
201
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 439
- Hogares
- 104
- Personas
- 392 -10.7%
- Hogares
- 97 -6.7%
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Lisdowney is a small rural district located in County Kilkenny in the province of Leinster in the southeast of Ireland. The area sits within the broader landscape of the Kilkenny countryside, characterized by rolling farmland, woodland, and the typical pastoral scenery of the region. Like much of County Kilkenny, Lisdowney is situated in a landscape shaped by centuries of agricultural use, with field systems, stone walls, and scattered rural settlements defining its physical character. The district is part of the wider network of townlands and townland clusters that make up the administrative and social geography of County Kilkenny.
The history of Lisdowney, like that of much of rural Kilkenny, is rooted in Irish rural life and land use patterns that stretch back centuries. The area would have been shaped by the major historical forces affecting Ireland, including the Norman settlement period, the Anglo-Irish land system, and the experience of rural communities through periods of prosperity and hardship. The place name itself, Lisdowney, derives from Irish linguistic roots, reflecting the Gaelic heritage of the region. Rural districts such as Lisdowney served as the backbone of Irish agricultural and community life, with local families maintaining connections to land and townland identities over generations.
Lisdowney's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the living rural community of County Kilkenny. As a small district, it functions as part of the local social and economic fabric, where farming remains an important activity and where community bonds are maintained through local institutions, parish structures, and social networks. The area contributes to the broader character of Kilkenny as a county with deep roots in agricultural tradition and rural heritage. For residents and those with family connections to the district, Lisdowney represents continuity with Irish rural identity and local place-based community.
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- Condado
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Jurisdicción
República de Irlanda
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Años del censo
1901, 1911
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Townlands
14 townlands registradas
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- Distrito
- Lisdowney
- Condado
- Kilkenny
- Irlandés
- Cill Chainnigh
- Jurisdicción
- República de Irlanda
Registros censales
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